Learn ColdFusion 8 for FREE.

Yes it’s true: now is your chance to learn ColdFusion 8 for free following the curriculum available here. You will be able to download the following courses (or indivual units) in PDF:

INTRODUCTION TO COLDFUSION 8

UNIT 1: GETTING STARTED WITH COLDFUSION 8
UNIT 2: BUILDING COLDFUSION APPLICATIONS
UNIT 3: PUBLISHING DATABASE CONTENT
UNIT 4: BUILDING FORMS WITH COLDFUSION
UNIT 5: BUILDING SEARCH INTERFACES
UNIT 6: BUILDING A DRILL-DOWN INTERFACE
UNIT 7: INSERTING NEW DATA
UNIT 8: UPDATING AND DELETING DATA
UNIT 9: REUSING TEMPLATES
UNIT 10: SECURING AN APPLICATION

ADVANCED COLDFUSION 8 DEVELOPMENT

UNIT 1: GETTING STARTED WITH ADVANCED COLDFUSION 8
UNIT 2: INTRODUCTION TO COMPONENTS
UNIT 3: MANIPULATING LISTS AND QUERIES
UNIT 4: MANIPULATING DATA WITH ARRAYS AND STRUCTURES
UNIT 5: ADVANCED COMPONENT CONCEPTS
UNIT 6: HANDLING ERRORS AND EXCEPTIONS
UNIT 7: CODE AND CONTENT REUSE
UNIT 8: WORKING WITH PDF FILES AND FORMS
UNIT 9: DATA AND FILE MANIPULATION IN COLDFUSION
UNIT 10: SCALING APPLICATIONS

I remind you also that Adobe ColdFusion 8 for Education is available for free if you are students, faculty and Education staff. More information on that here.

For advanced topics, I recommand you to follow also the upcoming eSeminars (register here and get a chance to win Ben Forta‘s and Raymond Camden‘s Adobe ColdFusion 8, Getting Started, a Web Application Construction Kit, Volume 1) :

Beyond HTML: Using Ajax, PDF, and More to Create Engaging Applications with ColdFusion 8
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:00 A.M. PT
Today’s application users demand far more than simple HTML web applications: they want rich desktop-like application interfaces, personalized multimedia experiences, printable and portable content, and more. This 60 minute session will show how Adobe ColdFusion 8 delivers these and other engaging application experiences with features like Ajax support, on-demand multimedia presentation generation, and PDF document and form applications.

ColdFusion 8 and the Adobe Flash Platform
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:00 A.M. PT
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 5:00 A.M. PT | 1:00 PM EUR
Learn how you can leverage the productivity of ColdFusion with the Flash Platform, including Adobe Flex®, to lower costs, enhance productivity, and streamline processes.

Upgrading Seamlessly to ColdFusion 8
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:00 A.M. PT
Experience how easy it is to upgrade an existing ColdFusion installation to ColdFusion 8. With several new features, dramatically improved performance and scalability, and easier integration with enterprise IT environments, upgrading to ColdFusion 8 is a seamless process in any environment.

If you want to keep in touch with CF news subscribe to  coldfusionbloggers.org and to conclude this post I  want invite you again to give it a try, even if you’re already a brilliant php or .Net developer, test, share your thoughts!

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